support separate configuration file (no more hardcoding)
use paths relative to configuration file where appropriate
use paths relative to script where appropriate
use temporary file for concatenated pages (for efficiency)
use quoting for all variables (in case of spaces)
use brace-style for all variables
update copyright year

experimental async get of N=5 most recent posts
- makes for easier reading
- but why not hardcode it in the html views for
everyone, or better yet have proper pagination
- or go the whole hog and have everything ajaxified?